Garment clasp



Jan. 5, 1932. i H. col-IN 1,839,739-

GARMENT cLAsP Filed July 22, 1931 wm/@Mm atto/amy Patented Jan. 5, 1932 HERMAN conn, F. BALTIMQBMMARYLAND j App'ucaaa mainly faz, iesfsriailnessasai.;

r his invention relatesto neclktie-and soft collar clasps,` and has for its object to provide clasps of this kind with ball bearingstov facilitate the entering of the necktie' or collar fabric between the opposed jawsof .the clasps, and at the same time serve to maintain the collar or tie in fixed relation toother gar# ments of the wearer. i

Other objects ofthe invention'will*become io apparent asthe detailed description thereof proceeds., j c Y l" Inthe drawings j l Figure 1 is a perspective view lillustratiiig the appearance of the novel clasps lin-use@ Figure Q, is a plan viewl of onel forni of lcol'- lar holder, parts thereof. being broken away to show details of construction;`V

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the vholder Y shown in Figure 2, part being broken away to show details of construction Figure l is a fragmentary sectional detail of a modified form of the invention;

Figure 5 is a section of another modifica- Figure 6 is aside elevation of a clasp used to clamp a tie front resilient-ly to other garments of the wearer, parts'being broken away to show details of the gripping elements of the clasp;

Figure 7 is a side elevation similar to Figure 1, but showing a modified form of the invention; and

Figure S is a. plan View of the tie clasp illustrated in Figure 7.

T he collar holder shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings comprises a curved member 1 which may be suitably ornamented on its surface and which forms the foundation support for a member 2 of substantially thel same length as the member 1. A sleeve 3 is fixed centrally of the member 1 andv has two parts l and 5' bent over the center of the member 2 to clamp the said member 2 securely to the member 1.

The member 2 is preferably made of spring'y material and extends in opposite directions from a sleeve 3 to formgripping jaws co-operating with the ends of the member 1 to hold the end of a soft collar or other fabric securely between said jaws. The outer Jarn'isfand7 of the member 2 are provided l with sockets '8 and y.9', respectively,"i`n which larerlocated 'the balls 1 0 ivand11. Immedia'Jttlsl-yopposite' theballl() and centrally arranged onoppositejsides'ofthe ball 10 yare ballsll and112suitablysecured for rotation in 'every direct-ion in sockets 13 and 14 formed on th'e'outer lefthand end `of thefmemberv 1. Similarly,f balls 15 and :16 vare secured in sockets 17 l and 18`formed onk theinner face ofthe right hand endof the curved'mernber -1 and on oppositesidesof the ball 11.

The spacing-of the balls 11 and 412 relative 'to the ball-1"() forms a depression adapted to holda tab'19 of acollar 20 with a yielding friction# grip.l kkVVhil'e this `,arrangement of ball bearingfpermits a comparatively free sliding movement of; the collar holder,shown Yin Figure 2,1theidepressionformed between these balls `alsoserve 'to depress the fabric "I0 into the recess formed there and to vholdy the `tab `19securely.y Theballlll and balls/'15 and 16 ontheotherside of the collar holder 8 perform a like function onithe tab121 of thecoll'ar'20.4 V v 1 f y i The modification shown "in Figurel ofthe drawing discloses the construction in which a single ballbearing is'u'sedon opposite jaws 4-of 'a collar'holder toclasplthe'tabs vof, a

collar therebetween. In this'form of thein so vention'a stiff base ymember y 22-is provided witlrthe sleeve"23 similar in functionto the sleeve 3, 'shown inf' Figure 2; i They outer end iof the member 22 is provided with a ball 2l seatedv inf the usual socket25.- The opposite f` end of themember` 26 l'-isj provided lwith la s ocket'i 27-"in which fa ball 28jis suitably securedto lco-operate with'v the ball 24:'in holding the tab of a'collar or other fabric'securely Vbetween theaforesaid jaws. Itwill be evident from this construction thatl while the fabric 29 may be free :tom'ovef without tearing between "the yballs 245 and. 28 in all directions, that the bend in the fabric will serveasA a sort ofjyielding lock to hold the fabric prop erlypositi'onedinthe holder. f In the modification, shown in Figure 5, the members 30 and 31 corresponding to the members: 1 and 7 of Fi'gure-Qof thedraw'ing, are provided with oppositelydisposed sockets 32 5100 and 33, respectively, in which are mounted balls 34 and 35 for the same purpose as in the other modification. In this case, however, the balls of different size have a sort of differential movement which tends to impose a greater friction grip on the fabric between them than would be the case if the balls were of equal size.

In Figure 'there is shown a tie clasp designated generally by the reference numeral 36. This clip comprises-a1lowermember 37 connected by a bend 38 to the upper member 39. The upper member has a socket v440 formed near its outer end to receive the ball bearing 4l.. The lower member 37 has a socket"42for1ned directly opposite thesocket 40 to'receive a-smaller ball' 43. -These balls performfthe same function'as those shown in Figure- 5;,n connection witlra collar'holder.

Y In' the modification shown inFigures 7- and 8. the tievcla'spis-madeof-axsingle piece of wire doubled to formalbasemember144:consisting of two lengths'ofwire in contact with each other throughout their length.V iThis double wire base member'144 is bent upwardly at; 44V" tofo-riii an upper inemberf having the upper flengtlis-'l'of wire. spread apart to form' branches 46 -and247 which.y are bentinwardly `towardan d `soldered .orotherwise secured to eachother attheir ends remote from bend 44 to form afflat plate-like terminal 48.

.The lower member- 44 atits outer'end is provided withspacedapart sockets 49 and() in `which. areseated -ballbearings .51' and 52.

The `upper flat terminal 48 provided on its under sidel` with a socket y53 in which t-he ball bearing 54 is'mounted;.` this ball bearmgl54 1s centered between the ballslfand .SQ-sores vto form adepression in the'tie clipped between the members 42 and 45. -The' operation ofthis'form of theinvention'will heapparent y from. the drawing.

:It must beunderstood that y'atleast one of the*members'forming` the Acollar or tie clasp will be made of springy material soias to insure a proper. gripping contact between the jaws lofft-he clasp atl'alltimes. -vIt will-also beunderstoo'd that-where the clasp .is `of sufficient size tofpermit-it,v thefsockets of each' ball bearing willbe lmade deep enough to receive a small compression Vspr-ingr adapted to hold the ball .yieldingly v`in contact with the in wardly curved outer'end of the socket. This modification-WHL' of course,I provide for different thicknesses of material to 4be gripped between -thegripping members ofthe collar` holder and t-ie claspsfandwill always insure these garments being properly clipped by the clasps.

VVhile-Ifhave shown the. invention "as embodied in several :different concreteforms it is to' be understood that these vforms maybe varied without departing from thespirit of the invention,v the scopeof which is vout-l-ined in 'the' claims annexed hereto.

E2 l Y Y 1,839,739

What I claim is y v l. A necktie holder formed of a length of resilient wire folded on itself to form opposed gripping jaws, ball bearings spaced apart on one of said jaws and near the end thereof, and a. ball bearing on the other aw in yielding gripping contact with said bearings. y

2. A necktie holder formed of a length of resilient material folded on itself to form substantially parallel opposed gripping members, a ball bearing mounted near the end of one of said members, and a ball bearing member mounted on the end of the other member in position to contact with the ball bearing on the first member. j

3..In ya soft collar holder, a base member, a second member secured to said base member between the ends thereof and bent. to form jaws on opposite sides of the connection and coi-operating with the ends of said base member, and ball bearings mounted near the ends of said members and normally in garment gripping contactwith each other.

v4. AV garment clasp comprising a, pair of members connected to each other t0 form relatively resilient aws having their opposed ends normally closed adjacent to each other,

and ball bearings laterally offset from each 

